Arnie Rowland : RulesOfHoleshttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/tags/RulesOfHoles/default.aspxTags: RulesOfHolesenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Rules of Holes #7: Some Will Look Down on You.http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/30/rules-of-holes-7-some-will-look-down-on-you.aspxFri, 30 Nov 2012 15:28:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46455ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46455.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46455I've been extoling the Rules of Holes, hoping to give you both courage to get out of your Hole, and solace for having allowed yourself to get in a Hole in the first place. How about the others, the folks that see that you are up to your neck, the folks...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/30/rules-of-holes-7-some-will-look-down-on-you.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46455" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #6: Don't Draw Others Into the Hole with Youhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/20/rules-of-holes-6-don-t-draw-others-into-the-hole-with-you.aspxTue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46297ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46297.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46297In the Fifth Rules of Holes, you were encouraged to seek help from others in order to extricate youself from the Hole. And it should have been clear in that Rule that you want to seek out those that can actually help you. Not everyone, or just anyone,...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/20/rules-of-holes-6-don-t-draw-others-into-the-hole-with-you.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46297" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #5: Seek Help to Get Out of the Holehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/19/rules-of-holes-5-seek-help-to-get-out-of-the-hole.aspxMon, 19 Nov 2012 15:37:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46280ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46280.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46280You are moving along, doing good work, maintaining a steady pace. All seems to be going well for you. Then BAM!, a Hole just grabbed you. How the heck did that happen? What went wrong? How did you fall into a Hole? Definitely, you will want to do a post-mortem...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/19/rules-of-holes-5-seek-help-to-get-out-of-the-hole.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46280" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/16/rules-of-holes-4-do-you-have-the-big-picture.aspxFri, 16 Nov 2012 19:25:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46254ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46254.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46254Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt', no such thing as maintaining weak and wobbly legacy code, no such thing as bad designs, no such thing as under-skilled or poorly performing co-workers,...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/16/rules-of-holes-4-do-you-have-the-big-picture.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46254" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #3: A Better Shovel is NOT the Answer!http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/14/rules-of-holes-3-a-better-shovel-is-not-the-answer.aspxWed, 14 Nov 2012 21:05:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46222ArnieRowland1http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46222.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46222You stopped digging. You looked around and saw that you were still in the Hole. You needed to get out. AHA! Problem solved, you thought. You'll just get a better and more efficient shovel! I regret to tell you that the Third Rule of Holes applies: Switching...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/14/rules-of-holes-3-a-better-shovel-is-not-the-answer.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46222" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #2: You Are Still in a Holehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/13/rules-of-holes-2-you-are-still-in-a-hole.aspxTue, 13 Nov 2012 21:05:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46170ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46170.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46170OK. So you followed the First Rule of Holes -you stopped digging yourself in deeper. But now what? You are still in a Hole. Your situation has not changed much, but at least you are no longer making it worse. You need to redirect the digging effort into...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/13/rules-of-holes-2-you-are-still-in-a-hole.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46170" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHolesRules of Holes #1: Stop Digginghttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/12/rules-of-holes-1-stop-digging.aspxMon, 12 Nov 2012 18:03:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46107ArnieRowland0http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/comments/46107.aspxhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/commentrss.aspx?PostID=46107You may have heard of the 'First Rule of Holes'. It goes something like this: " When you suspect you might be in a hole, stop digging. " That seems like obvious, and good advice, but what does it really mean? How does the Rule of Holes apply to you? How...(<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/arnie_rowland/archive/2012/11/12/rules-of-holes-1-stop-digging.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://sqlblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=46107" width="1" height="1">Professional DevelopmentRulesOfHoles